May 27, 2009
Experience a "Cast -n- Blast" that you'll never forget at Windy Hill Outfitters and Lodge in the Glacial lake region of South Dakota. Hunt spring Merriam turkeys in the morning and fish for giant Walleye and Northern Pike in the afternoon. There are so many Merriam turkeys that you can harvest both a tom and a hen in 2 different seasons and it happens right in the prime spring fishing bite. Walleye and pike that are driven to feed after the ice melts and the end of the spawn make it a very exciting time to fish. Hunting Merriam Turkeys in South Dakota is as easy as spotting their roost and getting out in front of them in the morning and doing some very easy calling out of a ground blind. There is very little hunting pressure on the turkeys so they're not very spooked by decoys and calls. It's almost too easy to call in a big gobbler and most people get their opportunity to harvest a big gobbler that anybody would be proud to mount on their wall. Windy Hill Outfitters has guaranteed turkey tags for both the early season (April 16- May 1) and the second season (May 1- 17) for $90.00 plus tax. South Dakota offers plenty of Merriam turkeys in remote, wide open plains country that is incredibly accessable . Fishing in the glacial lakes region of South Dakota has more lakes to catch fish out of than anyone could fish for a year straight. With more then 150 lakes within 20 miles, you can catch Walleye, Pike, Crappie, Bass, and Perch at any given time of the year. You're allowed 4 walleye per day with 1 being over 20 in...sometimes the hard part is catching a smaller fish to keep. You can get a 3 day non-resident license for just under $50.00. 
Trivia from South Dakota's past
May 24, 2009
The site of a rich gold strike in 1875, Deadwood retains its mining town atmosphere. While Deadwood is one of the most highly publicized mining towns of the trans-Mississippi West, much of its fame rests on the famous or infamous characters that passed through. Jack McCall was tried, convicted and hanged two miles north of Yankton in 1877 for the shooting of Wild Bill Hickok. He is buried in an unmarked grave in the Yankton cemetery.Tom Brokaw of NBC graduated from Yankton High School and the University of South Dakota. In 1803, U.S. President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, a real-estate deal that at the time doubled the size of the United States. South Dakota is the home of the Dakota, Lakota and Nakota tribes, which make up the Sioux Nation. The name "Black Hills" comes from the Lakota words Paha Sapa, which mean "hills that are black". Seen from a distance, these pine-covered hills, rising several thousand feet above the surrounding prairie, appear black.
South Dakota Merriam Spring Turkey Hunting
May 01, 2009
South Dakota spring Merriam Turkey hunting has been a huge success this year considering it's Windy Hill Outfitters first official Turkey hunting season that he have been guaranteed 30 turkey tags and you can kill a hen and a tom. Thats right, I said a hen and a tom. Most serious turkey hunters would like to just kill strutting gobblers in the spring but because there are so many merriam turkeys in this region of South Dakota, the Sisseton- Wahpeton Sious Tripe needs to harvest more hens to control the population. In a average day turkey hunting you could encounter 100 turkeys and easily get your Tom and Hen all in the same day. The season is broken into 2 different times. The early season goes from April 11th. thru may 1st. and the late season goes from May 2nd. thru may 17th. The licenses are $90.00 each and Windy Hill Outfitters offers you guided or semi guided hunts from $975.00 to $1250.00 for a 3 day hunt. 
